Ciliates in a Crowded Life Soup

[Don Schaeffer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8efr5feSbaM
In the smaller mudpuddle, I found continued activity by masses of bacteria organizing biofilm. Many small flagellates also fill the medium. I found some larger ciliates as well, but they seemed to be in distress and trapped by the masses of bacteria. It's a strange and dramatic scene.